Tawny held the transcripts in her hand, her whole body shaking in excitement, "th-this is-" she said to herself laughing.
Tawny dashed home as fast as she could, as she stopped by her house's doorstep she looked back to see the time; "11:45…" she said as she looked back down at the transcripts "Maybe…I can still talk to dad….".
She opened the door and entered the house, her father laid on the couch snoring away, as she walked closer to him she sighed "look at you…even I can fall asleep later than you" she laughed.
She went into the closet to grab some blankets "here," she whispered, "you must be cold…waiting for me…." As she laid the blankets on him "there," she smiled.
As she walked off she heard grunts "thank…you Ruby…"
As she turned around she saw her father still fast asleep, "he must be sleep talking…" Tawny said as she walked to her father.
"Is Tawny…. safe Ruby…. is…. she home?"
Tawny smiled "yeah…she's safe…"
Jaune smiled "Is she…happy? Am…I a…good father?"
Tawny paused as she could feel her face turn red, tears started forming "y-yes," she started shaking "you're amazing…. y-you're brave and she's so…proud of you…. of all that you've taught her"
"No…." Jaune said "no that's not true…. you're the one who taught her everything Ruby…. I'm never there for her…. I can't do anything right…."
Tawny grabbed Jaune's hand in tears "that's wrong!" she said "you look out for her… you make her feel guilt…. But it's not because she hates you…. It's because she loves you and cannot stand the sight of her father disappointed… you mean so much to her!"
There was a pause as Jaune smiled "Ruby… thank you… so much… I have no idea… what I'd do if-if I lost both of you girls…"
Tawny wiped her tears away and put her hands on her fathers shoulders "no matter what… you're daughter will always love you… to the very end…" as she kissed her father on the cheek, she switched off the lights and left the room.
The stars shined down as Headmistress Weiss sat by her desk looking through the windows, she had just finished approving and denying todays Beacon applicants.
So now she had time to herself, time to gaze at the stars, maybe hum a song she learned as a little girl, while in the middle of her song she smiled "you can come out now Alice"
"AH!" a voice screamed as a girl appeared.
"H-how did you know?" Alice said "I've been practicing my cloaking semblance for months and months, no one has bested me except you!"
Weiss laughed "oh come now child, "you were just practicing" be honest with me"
Alice sighed "I was looking at the applicants this year for Beacon".
Weiss rolled her eyes "now what are you so worried about? What teachers or classes you're going to have? What dorm building you'll be sleeping in?"
Alice shook her head "no it's just…. I was doing some digging at the applicants this year and…"
Weiss held out her hand to stop her "you're trying to cheat your way into which team you'll be in?"
"Mother," Alice said, "this is my first year at Beacon! I have been training for this my whole life! The next four years of my life depend on 3 people, I except the be-"
Once again Weiss held out her hand to stop Alice, the child immediately obeyed "Alice, you're letting your curiosity take advantage of you again" she said.
"It's not that!" Alice screamed, "I just don't want to be with some armature or some person who snuck in"
Weiss sighed, "Child, you have so much to learn because-"
Alice rolled her eyes "once upon a time I used to think the same thing" she said "this is different mother, what if we have another problem with fake transcripts?"
"That shouldn't be a problem," Weiss said "technology has upgraded so much that it would recognize it, does this make you feel any better?"
Alice shrugged "I…don't know…."
Weiss laughed "oh Alice…here how about this, if for some reason a student with fake transcripts gets approved, don't think of them as cheaters"
Alice looked at her mother oddly "are you serious? That's insane"
Weiss smiled "you may think that, but here's a fun fact: those who have cheated their way into Beacon always end up on the top"
Alice laughed "mother, this is a joke right?" as she continued laughing to see her mothers stern face.
"I won't repeat myself Alice, but never think that way, or you'll end up a fool like I was" Weiss said.
Alice's laughter continued "what? You? Mother you're a Schee, the embodiment of perfection! I still haven't a clue why you would refuse to take over the Schnee Dust Company, I'm not saying headmistress of Beacon is not terrible but, if I was handed the choice between that or the head of one of the worlds largest companies that would be an obvious choice"
Weiss sighed "maybe someday I'll tell you why I refused that position, but not today, right now you must be getting some rest, it won't be long before we make your room into an average dorm room"
Alice grunted, "I'm praying that my new room will be worth it" as she walked towards the door.
"Alice," Weiss said.
Alice turned around to see her mother sticking out her hand "hand it over" she said with a smile.
Alice sighed as she handed Weiss a USB marked "Beacon student database"
"You do know I will be after that again" Alice smiled "I still have yet to fool you with my semblance,"
Weiss laughed "and I will do everything in my power to hide this from you, remember Alice, it is not you or me who controls life at Beacon, it is faith"
Alice moaned as she stomped to the door "goodnight…mother" as she slammed the door.
Weiss smiled putting the USB in her drawer "goodnight child".
Tawny sat on her desk flipping through the transcripts as she compared them to the pictures online "they're fake…" she said throwing them on her desk.
She sighed as she read more of the article "there have been multiple occasions of students using fake transcripts to cheat their way into Beacon Academy" she read out loud.
"Most students found of fraud have had their records wiped out and expelled, modern technology of today has advanced so much that these fake transcripts will be noticed on the spot," she slumped on the back of her chair and sighed.
"So no matter what," she said "it looks like I have a slim chance of actually getting in…fantastic"
As she scrolled down the article she noticed something "but, through rare occurrences, there have been students who have attended without getting caught using fake transcripts or headmaster permission, these students names remain unknown due to falling under the Kingdoms of Remnant law of fraudery"
Tawny paused "I'm not one to believe in theories but…" she picked up the transcripts and sighed "I might as well give it a try…. I'll leave everything up to faith" as she began signing:
Name: Tawny Arc
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Combat School('s) attended: Signal Academy
She continued signing putting down her list of skills and her weapon of choice until she got to the final line:
All students who's applications are accepted are than to be put through a combat exam for a test of skill
She smiled as she said, "no problem, I'll pass it with flying colors" as she check marked "I agree" she was at the final line.
All students who's applications are accepted and pass the combat exam are than welcomed through the gates of Beacon Academy, students must be warned that once accepted, he or she will not see relatives until the end of the school year, all students who's application is found of fraudery will be in violation to the Kindom law of 117.
She looked down at the final lines:
Parent/Guardian signature:
Student signature:
"CRAP!" she yelled as she threw down her pen.
She leaned back on her seat and looked up at the ceiling.
"It's over…" she said putting her hands on her face, her father would never sign this; they would notice her fake handwriting on the spot and reject it.
Tawny sat in silence as she thought about what would happen if she didn't go to Beacon, would she continue stealing? Would she become a mercenary? Or would she just listen to her father and live an ordinary life?
She looked at her desk and spotted a picture of her mother carrying her as a baby, her beautiful black hair and grey eyes shined through the light, her father besides her in tears smiling.
"Mom…" she said as she remembered a time her father told her a story about her "your mother never gave up on her dreams and always did the impossible, no matter what she would say to me "there's always a way, never lose it".
Tawny sat right back up on her seat and nodded "there's always a way!" she said as she signed
Parent/Guardian signature:
Jaune Arc
Student signature:
Tawny Arc
Tawny looked at the finished application, she nodded repeating to herself "there's always a way…. there's always a way…. there's always… A way…"